Horror adventure Among the Sleep is coming to PS4

Krillbite Studio’s much-anticipated ‘toddler horror’ out soon

Hello everyone! The last few years have been an exhilarating ride for us at Krillbite. We’ve been hard at work on our toddler-horror project Among the Sleep for quite a while now, and what started out as a humble student project has escalated into something much bigger than we expected.

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure where you play as a two-year-old. You’re vulnerable, scared, and trying to make sense of the world. It explores horror through atmosphere and exploration, not with scores and combat systems.

Merging a child’s perception of reality with its wild imagination provides an interesting setting to tell a story. With only your teddy bear as a companion, we hope players will unravel what is actually causing the fear and confusion.

The in-game clip below should paint a pretty accurate picture of what the game plays like.

Thanks to great support around the web, the project even resulted in a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised an incredible $248,358! Up to that point, we had been working on the project for two years, while studying and working part time jobs to finance it, so this was an incredibly humbling experience.

It even resulted in ice creams for the whole team!

Lots of people are still playing the free demo that we launched during the campaign, and journalists around the world continue reaching out to us with questions about the game. As a young and small indie studio from the northern outskirts of Europe, working on our first big project ever, this feels incredible. We’ve always wanted to explore the game medium, and maybe even contribute towards making it a more diverse place, but we did not expect the project to receive this much positive response!

Lately we’ve also slowly started to realise we’re getting close. That the game is really shaping up, and we’re approaching the end! We want as many people as possible to be able play Among the Sleep when it’s released in the not-so-distant future, so I guess it’s no better time to announce that Among the Sleep will also be coming to PS4! We’re also thrilled to be among the first to explore Sony’s new virtual reality technology Morpheus for Among the Sleep.

Finally, if you’re one of our Kickstarter backers, don’t worry – we’re working on a plan to ensure you get a fair deal on the PS4 version of the game. More details to follow.

Anyhow, we should get back to working on wrapping up the game. Stay tuned for more news and announcements in the very near future!

I like horror games, especially when you play a vulnerable character. And you don’t get much more vulnerable than a 2 year old. I loved Outlast, though Daylight left a bad taste due it’s bugs and ‘not-very-good’ gameplay. I’ll probably pick this one up though.

I suffer from 3D/Motion sickness, which anything set in the first person view has a habit of eliciting- which is why I’ll have to skip it.
Do you think the game wouldn’t work with an optional 3rd person view?

I very rarely comment on ps blog articles but i felt i had to on this one. i just wanna say im really impressed by what i see and i cant wait to give this a go. the fact you turned a student project into this blows my mind and i hope this game does really well for you guys. is there a timeframe for a ps4 demo and will a ps4 demo come out before the game is released? best of luck with the game

No problem man. thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my comment as i really appreciate you doing that. cant wait to hear more about this game and the demo and eventually get my hands on it. this is at the top of my most wanted indie games list and there are alot of great games on there

Regarding your earlier comment about 2 year olds play testing the game. Do you mind giving me early access and I’ll get my son to play test it! Worth a shot (I really would get my son to play test it though)

This looks great. I like a good horror game that relies on something more than “jump scares” and the idea of playing as a two year old is definitely gives rise for some interesting looking up at high places stuff for the second playthrough where you just want to explore the world.

Wow this game looks great. I’m liking what I see. And even better with it being on VR. Sounds like an opportunity to put away adulthood for a while and be a child again only this time can remember our childhood memories. hehe